Archive - abr 3, 2009

BROCKVILLE, ON: Peacemaker goes to court for refusing to participate in Lockheed-Martin census

“Jesus calls us to make peace. Because Lockheed-Martin is involved, if I cooperated with the census I would violate my own religious beliefs.”  Todd Stelmach gave this testimony on 5 March 2009 in a Brockville, Ontario courthouse packed with reporters and supporters, including members of Christian Peacemaker Teams.  Stelmach, who participated in CPT’s November, 2008 Aboriginal Justice Delegation to Algonquin Territory, cited passages from the Old and New Testaments to support his testimony and defend himself against the charge of not completing the census, an offence punishable by up to three months in prison or a fine of up to $500.